In Congo, part-time hunters boost income with bushmeat 0 SHARES Share it! Though he works for a government agency, he says he needs the income from selling most of what he kills to provide for his family. But bushmeat hunters like him are emptying Central Africa’s forests at a high rate, researchers say. Until the 1990s, hunters like Matongu killed for personal consumption, but growing appetite for wild meat in cities has ramped up the scale of hunting. His catch goes to Mbandaka’s markets, where thousands congregate every Friday to buy bushmeat from incoming barges.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 09, 2019 06:45 UTC